Container



D@n 26,193.9. H. SEBELL 2,184,758

CONTAINER Filed May 2 7, 1938 Patented Dec. 26, 1939 uNireo STATES ArENT; OFFICE CONTAINER Harry Sebell, Boston, Mass., assigner to Arthur H. Parker, Lexington, Mass.

Application May 27, 1938, Serial No. 210,389

Claims.

This invention relates to a container of the type illustrated in my co-pending application, Serial No. 207,053,`filed May 10, 1938, and which comprises a nozzle housing secured to the top of 5` the can and within which is normally concealed a pouring nozzle, said nozzle being held in its One of the objects of the present invention isv to provide an improved construction by which the nozzle housing can be secured to the can after the latter'has been lled, this construction having the advantage that the can can be filled through the same opening as that through which the contents are discharged. l

In order to give an understanding of the invention I have illustrated in the drawing a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appended claims. 2@ In the drawing:

Fig. V1 is a sectional View through the upper portion of the can having my improvements applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the manner of securing the nozzle housing to the can body;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View showing the cap removed and the nozzle in pouring position.

In the drawing I indicates a can or container,

the upper end 2 of which is provided with an opening 3 through which the can may be lled and through which the contents may be disv charged. Surrounding the opening 3 is a neck portion 4 having exterior screw threads. Said screw threads may conveniently be rolled into the neck as is usual in the construction of cans or containers having a screw-threaded cap. This neck 4 is secured to the can end 2 in any suitable way, and as herein illustrated the can end is formed with the upstanding flange 5 surrounding the opening 3 which ts into the lower end 6 of the neck 4, said lower end 6 being soldered to the iiange 5.

The nozzle housing within which the pouring nozzle is concealed is shown at l. This nozzle housing is secured to the neck 4 but projects beyond the same and is provided with a nozzlereceiving opening 8 adapted to receive the pouring nozzle 9 which is normally concealed within the housing 1. This opening 8 is formed in the side wall of the housing 'I and is located outside of and beyond the neck 4. The nozzle 9 is backed by a spring I0 ywhich normally urges the nozzle outwardly and the nozzle and the spring are guided by a guiding ringer II in a manner illustrated in my above-mentioned co-pending application. This finger Il constitutes one arm'of a U-shaped member I2 which rits within the housing l, the other member I3 oi said U-shaped member lying against the upper end of the housing. Said U-shaped member may be secured to the housing in any suitable way as by being frictionally held therein or by being soldered or spot welded thereto. The nozzle housing 'I is formed ywith a skirt portion I5 which fits Within the upper end of the neck 4. Said neck 4 is formed at its upper end with the flat seat portion I6 and the skirt I5 of the nozzle housing is provided.

with a slight exterior groove or depression Il into which the inner edge of the seat portion I6 fits, the lower extremity of the skirt I5 having a slightly larger diameter than the groove I'I, as indicated at I8.

I9 represents va removable cap for sealing the container. This cap is formed with an upper housing-receiving portion 2!! of a size and shape to fit over the housing 'IV and with a screwthreaded skirt portion 2l adapted to have screwthreaded engagement with the neck 4. The cap I9 is also provided with a shoulder portion 22 that cooperates with the seat portion I6 of the neck to make a tight joint. Either the upper surface of the seat portion I6 of the neck 4 or the under surface of the shoulder 22 of the cap I9 will be provided with a ring 23 of packing material so that when the cap is screwed tightly to the neck the packing 23 will be compressed between the seat I 6 and the shoulder 22, thus making a tight joint and sealing the can.

When the cap I9 is in place, as shown in Fig. l, the nozzle 9 will be held in its retracted'position by the portion 20 of the cap. When the cap is removed, however, the nozzle will be automatically projected into its pouring position, as shown in Fig. 3, by the action of the spring Ill.

One feature of the present invention relates to a construction which provides for attaching the nozzle housing 'I to the neck 4 after the can has been iilled.`

The cans are shipped to the place where they are to be lled with the cap I9 separate' from the can body and with the nozzle housing 'I located within the cap, as shown in Fig. 2. This nozzle housing `fits the portion 20 of the cap so snugly that the cap and the nozzle housing in their assembled relation may be transported as a unit.

After the can has been filled through the opening 3 then the combined cap and nozzlehousing unit is `applied to the can by screwing the skirt portion 2l of the cap onto the neck Li of the can. As the cap is screwed home the portion I8 of the skirt l5 of the nozzle housingv is forced into and through the op-ening in the seat portion EES of the neck. This portion i8 of the nozzle housing is suiciently resilient so that it will contract slightly as it is forced through the opening in the seat portion H5 and will then expand when the groove Il of the housing registers with the seat portion I6. The nozzle housing is thus attached to the can by the operation of screwing the cap onto the neck, and this operation can be readily done after the can has been lled.

When the nozzle housing has once been attached to the neck as above described it will remain so attached when the cap l@ is removed.

It will be understood that the nozzle housing is provided with a vent opening indicated at 3i, through which air is admitted during the discharge of the contents of the c-an through the nozzle. v

I claim:

i. A container having kan o-pening in one end surrounded by a screw-threaded neck, a nozzle housing secured to said neck at its upper end and extending beyond th-e neck, said housing being provided in its side wall beyond they neck with a nozzle1'eceiving opening, a nozzle within the housing, a spring for projecting the nozzle through said opening, and a cap having a housing-receiving portion within which said housing is received and a screw-threaded skirt adapted to have screw-threaded engagement with the neck.

2. A container having an opening in one end surrounded by a screw-threaded neck, a nozzle housing extending beyond the neck and having a nozzle-receiving opening in its side wall, a nozzle within the housing extending transversely to the neck axis, a spring acting on the nozzle for projecting it outwardly through said opening, said housing having a radially compressible skirt portion which is received within and is frictionally retained by the outer end of the neck.

3. A container having an opening in one end surrounded by a screw-threaded neck, a nozzle housing extending beyond the neck and having a nozzle-receiving opening in its side wall, a nozzle within the housing, a spring acting on the nozzle for projecting it outwardly through said opening, said housing having a radially com pressible skirt portion which is received within and is frictionally retained by the outer end of the neck, and a cap having a body portion adapted to enclose said housing and also having a screw-threaded skirt portion for screw-threaded engagement with said neck.

4. A container having an opening in one end surrounded by a screw-threaded neck, the latter being provided at its outer end with an outwardly directed ange, a nozzle housing having a noz zle-receiving opening in its side-wall, a nozzle within the housing, a spring acting on the nozzle for projecting it outwardly through said opening, said housing having at its lower end a radially compressible skirt portion provided with an exterior groove, said skirt portion tting tightly within the fla-nge of the neck with the edge of the flange occupying said groove.

5. A container having an opening in one end surrounded by a screw-threaded neck, the latter being provided at its outer end with an outwardly directed liange, a nozzle housing having a nozzle-receiving opening in its side-wall, a nozzle within the housing, a spring acting on the nozzle for projecting it outwardly through vsaid opening, said housing having at its lower end a radially compressible skirt portion provided with an exterior groove, said skirt portion fitting tightly within the flange of the neck with the edge of the flange occupying said groove, and a removable cap having a body portion to receive the housing and having a screw-threaded skirt portion for screw-threaded engagement with said neck.

HARRY SEBELL. 

